Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having reached a base in an inning.

    One run, two hits, one walk, no errors; two left on base.

  2. Located within the premises of a military base.

  3. Flying the base leg of an approach.

    The Piper was on base for a landing on runway 9.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. We've come up with several ideas on improvements, based on feedback we've gotten from our customers.

  2. There was an attack on the base.

  3. One thought driven home is better than three left on base.

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  4. Other world leaders have also decided to take on gender-based violence.

  5. Tom was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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